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Dater Montessori Media Center Informational and Digital Literacy

__ Library Media 2014-2015 __ The mission of the Dater Montessori School Library Media Program is to offer our school community a library media program that successfully blends traditional library experiences with 21st century digital and technical skills. Our program strives to collaborate with classroom learning to enhance our students’ love of learning, growth in knowledge and information literacy.

**__Objectives __**

As a media specialist, my goals are:

1. To teach students to access, evaluate, and use information.

2. To maintain a well-balanced collection of media appropriate to the needs of the school.

3. To provide assistance in locating and using instructional materials.

4. To promote instruction in information literacy to students and faculty.

5. To provide instructional materials that will stimulate growth in factual knowledge and literary appreciation.

6. To manage a planned program and a welcoming environment.

7. Actively collaborate with teachers and create cross curricular activities
 * __ Library Media Center Hours of Operation __**

Dater Montessori Library Media Center is open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. every school day. Students must come with a purpose for learning. Faculty members are welcome to browse and pick up materials in person or notify a librarian of needs via email, or phone.

**__ Student Conduct __**

Student patrons of the library media center must follow the established rules of acceptable behavior listed below. Failure to comply will result in the following consequences.

**__ Rules __**

1. Use a quiet voice so as not to disturb other media center patrons.

2. Take care of all library media center materials.

3. Keep hands, feet, and objects to self.

4. Leave food and drink outside the library media center.

5. Turn in a signed completed Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) form and follow Internet AUP guidelines.

6. Listen and follow directions of the media center.

**__Consequences__** 1. Verbal warning from a media center staff.

2. If a student continues misbehavior, the student’s seat will be changed.

3. If changing the seat does not work, I will discuss with student about the behavior one on one and state to child that if it continues a phone call to parent will be made.

4. If misbehavior is severe, the student will be sent to the office.

**__ Scheduling __**

Kindergarten – 6th grade classes have a weekly fixed time to visit the library media center for 45 minutes. These students may checkout book(s) for a period of two weeks.

** Check out limits (per student) **

1st grade up to 2 books

2nd/3rd grade up to 3 books

4th – 6th grade up to 4 books

**__Programs and Services__** Faculty members needing any of the following services or needing additional information regarding these services and programs are encouraged to contact the library media specialist:

Book Fairs

Computers/Internet

Professional Development

Information Literacy Skills

Technology Integration

Projects Computer Lab

Library Media Web Page

**__ Management __**

Library materials are circulated using the automation program, Destiny. A web-based part of the program provides look-up stations in the media center and classrooms. A website ( [] ) provides access to classrooms and homes to review account and to look up books, links to pertinent educational sites, and announcements, and media center events.

**__ Books __**

Elementary books must be returned to the library to renew checkout. Renewals are limited to two. Special permission for more materials may be granted when necessary for an assignment.

**__ Reference Materials __**

Reference materials are to be used by students in the library media center. Teachers may borrow reference materials for use in the classroom when necessary.

**__ Faculty Checkouts __**

Faculty may checkout unlimited numbers of materials as long as needed. Items should be returned after use so that others may use them.

**__ Refunds __**

Refunds can be given if book is return within the school year. Once the school year ends (last day of school). Refunds are not given after a lost book is found the following school year. The cost of the lost book has been submitted to your child’s student fees account. (I cannot reverse those charges). The students accounts are cleared every new school year, regardless of past due books, or lost books. The lost book charges will be charged to student’s account.

**__ Overdue and Fines __**

Overdue notices will be notated on your child’s report card at the end of each quarter and semester. To help students learn to be responsible, no new loans will be permitted until overdue materials are returned.

**__ Lost and Damaged Books __**

If a book is lost or damaged, the book must be replaced or paid for before additional books can be checked out. Payment for a lost book is reimbursed should the book be found and returned in good condition. Debts remaining at the end of the school year may be returned in to the office and become a part of the student’s permanent file. Any items checked out at the time a student withdraws from school must be returned and paid for upon withdrawal.

Dater Montessori School Media Center strives to provide patrons with materials that will enrich and support the educational program of the school. It is the responsibility of the school media center to provide a wide range of materials on different levels of difficulty, with diversity of appeal, and representing different points of view. The inclusion of any item in a collection does not necessarily mean that the media center or school advocates or endorses the contents of that item.